Center of the City Report Appendices

​​​A. Resolution to Form the Task Force R-19-135

B. Proposal A language (2018) (PDF)

C. Background Documents

1989 Library Lot Task Force

• Library Lot Task Force Report (PDF)
• Resolution to Approve a Mixed Use Study (PDF)
• Draft RFP (PDF)
• Agenda for Resolution to Approve Mixed Use Study (PDF)

Resident Perspectives

• 1964 Ahren Library Lot Proposal (PDF)
• 1964 Ahren Library Lot Letter to Council (PDF) 
• 2010 Alice Ralph Ann Arbor Community Commons Question Responses (PDF) 
• 2015 Best Interest of Ann Abor - Alan Haber (PDF)

Parks

• Downtown Park & Open Space Survey (PDF)
• Park Advisory Commission Downtown Parks Subcommittee Report (PDF)

Master Plan

• 2004 Natural Features Plan (PDF)
• 2006 Land Use Element (PDF)
• 2016 Parks & Re​creation Open Space Plan (PDF)

Planning Commission Resource Documents

• The Library Block & ​Urban Design Study 1991(PDF)
• 2006 Recommended Vision & Policy Framework for Downtown Ann Arbor (PDF)
• 2013 Connecting William Street (PDF)

2009 RFP for Library Lot​

• 2009 RFP 743 – Development of City-Owned Property (PDF)
• 2009 Library Lot Proposals - The Ann Arbor News
• RFP 743 Ann Arbor Community Commons responses​ (PDF)​

Library Green Conservancy

• The Long Struggle for a Downtown Central Park

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Ann Arbor District Library Documents

• 2012 Downtown Library Next Steps
• Park​ing Survey

Core Spaces Proposal

Library Lot Development webpage

D. Task Force Community Engagement Materials

• Budget (PDF)
• Nov. 6, 2020 Open House Flyer (PDF) 
• Neighbor Invitation (PDF)
• History Presentation (PDF)
• Additional thoughts on history presentation (PDF)
• Activities survey i​nstrument (PDF)
• Empathy map (PDF) 
• Ideal Commons Worksheet (PDF)
• Online survey instrument (PDF)
• Mail​er (PDF)
• Alternative conceptual sketches (PDF)​

E. ​Community Engagement Results

• Overall snapshot impressions (PDF)
• Online survey results (PDF)
• Images of reference locations from public (PDF)
• Activities use survey results (PDF)
• Stakeholder interview responses (PDF)
• Urban spaces results (PDF)
• Nov. 6, 2019 Open House Ideal commons results (PDF)
• Nov. 6, 2019 Open House Empathy map results (PDF)
• Nov. 6, 2019 Open House Flip​ Chart notes (PDF) 
• Jan. 15, 2020 Open House feedback comment form notes (PDF) 
• Jan. 15, 2020 Open House discussion groups flip chart notes (PDF) 
• Jan. 15, 2020 Open H​ouse Snapshot Impression Boards notes (PDF)​

F. Commoning

• Ostrom, Elinor (1990) Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Actions (PDF)
• Ann Arbor City Center Commons Proposal summarized and put in An International Context, Geoffrey Henny (PDF)
• Input to Ann Arbor City Center Commons, Geoffrey Henny (PDF)
• Alan Haber “How to Begin" (PDF) 
• Peter Linebaugh remarks (PDF)
• Commons resources (PDF)​

G. Urban Design & Sustainability

• Project for Public Spaces: What Makes a Successful Plan​
• Project for Public S​paces: 10 principles for Squares​
• Doug Kelba​ugh Presentation (PDF)
• John Mirsky Presentation (PDF)

H. Interim Use Resolution

• Interim use resolution
• Interim use update Feb. 18, 2020